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Over the Line
- Author
- Tom Palmer
- Narrator
- Joe Eyre
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 9 May 2024
- Run Time
- 2 hours 11 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces, Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Association football (Soccer), Children’s / Teenage emotions: Courage, bravery, hope, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past
What to expect
Tom Palmer’s bestselling WWl novel, based on the true story of war hero and footballing legend Jack Cock.
It's the proudest moment of Jack's life – his debut as a professional footballer. Now he has a chance to achieve his dream of playing for his country. But it's 1914 and the world is at war. Talk of sportsmen's cowardice leads to the formation of a Footballers' Battalion and Jack has little choice but to join up. The promise of a Cup in Flanders offers a glimmer of hope, but Jack and his teammates will have to survive a waking nightmare if they are ever to play again.
Critics Review
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"Another text that marks [Tom Palmer] out as a writer determined to find the soul within the soldier … its fast pace will keep readers hurtling through" – Just Imagine
"It's a stroke of brilliance to pair football with wartime history, and this combination is sure to enthral readers … a lesson in empathy as much as history" – BookTrust
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Details
- Author
- Tom Palmer
- Narrator
- Joe Eyre
- Duration
- 2 hours 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 May 2024
- ISBN
- 9780008700713
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces, Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Association football (Soccer), Children’s / Teenage emotions: Courage, bravery, hope, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Synopsis
Tom Palmer’s bestselling WWl novel, based on the true story of war hero and footballing legend Jack Cock. It's the proudest moment of Jack's life – his debut as a professional footballer. Now he has a chance to achieve his dream of playing for his country. But it's 1914 and the world is at war. Talk of sportsmen's cowardice leads to the formation of a Footballers' Battalion and Jack has little choice but to join up. The promise of a Cup in Flanders offers a glimmer of hope, but Jack and his teammates will have to survive a waking nightmare if they are ever to play again.
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